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During 2018, 7 electrical shock incidents have been reported by TAPS apprentice plumbers. Below are the details with some of them and each has a learning we can take from it. Incident 1 – While draining water from a ceiling mounted hot water tank, the apprentice lent on the tank with one arm and grabbed…

Training Awards 2k18 Well the apprentice awards season is coming to a close for another year. The major award night for all things apprentices, trainees and training is the SA Training Awards. The awards ceremony was held at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre on Friday 7th September. You may remember from our last newsletter that we…

Getting Back on Track TAPS are committed to providing a safe workplace for all of our apprentices and trainees. Unfortunately, there are still incidents where Apprentices and Trainees are injured. It is imperative to the long-term rehabilitation of injured Apprentices and Trainees that they stay engaged in the workplace. With this in mind, we are…

Chain of Responsibility Legislation The new Chain of Responsibility (CoR) legislation comes into effect 1 October 2018 (excluding Western Australia and the Northern Territory), bringing with it a number of significant changes nationally for any person or company doing business with the transport sector. The reform process began with the Heavy Vehicle National Law 2014…

The Plumbing/Roofing Industry, TAPS Host Employers, Apprentices, Trainees and their families all gathered together August 1st at Adelaide Oval to celebrate the great achievements of our Apprentices and Trainees. Along with recognising our Host Employers who have gone above and beyond in regards to workplace safety. MC Chris Dittmar the crowd going with some light-hearted…

Initiatives to protect apprentices working on South Australian construction sites will be a key focus of an industry action plan developed by the State’s Work Health and Safety regulator as part of a push to improve health and safety within the sector. To coincide with National Tradies Health Month, SafeWork SA has released its Construction…

Congratulations to National 1 Plumbing & Maintenance on winning the voucher for the Host Employer Survey and 4th year plumbing apprentice Frankie Gerace from JL & JK Bevan Plumbing on winning the apprentice voucher. Vouchers will be delivered by Field Consultants in the coming weeks.

Plumbing Apprentices receiving electric shocks from using electrical equipment or performing restricted electrical work. In the last 6 months, several incidents have been reported by apprentice plumbers re-sulting in them receiving an electrical shock. Each incident has a different root cause and each has a learning we can take from it. An apprentice received an…

Aaron Moncrieff You finished your apprenticeship with TAPS in January 2012 what have you been doing since then? Since finishing my apprenticeship in 2012 I have completed my certificate 4 in plumbing to become a master plumber. Not long after finishing my apprenticeship I started up my own business and began sub contracting. I then…

CEO Michael Wakefield and the staff of TAPS, would like to congratulate Denis Hebbard of J H Hebbard Pty Ltd on his extraordinary career in the Industry. The Hebbard family business has served our Industry well with over 50 years of dedication, passion, contribution and commitment. Denis has given years of his time to the…